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Definition yarrow

Etymology 1

From Middle English ?arowe, yarowe, yarwe, from Old English ?earwe, from Proto-Germanic *garw? (“yarrow, yarrow-like herbs”), perhaps ultimately cognate to Proto-Germanic *gelwaz (“yellow”). Cognate with Dutch gerw (“yarrow”) and German (Schaf-)garbe.

Noun

yarrow (usually uncountable, plural yarrows)

1. Any of several pungent Eurasian and North American herbs, of the genus Achillea, used in traditional herbal medicine.
2. Common yarrow, Achillea millefolium, the type species of the genus.

Etymology 2

Origin unknown. Perhaps imitative of the bird's cry; compare yaffle, hewhole.

Noun

yarrow (plural yarrows)

1. (Britain) The green woodpecker, Picus viridis.

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